National Symbols

Links

Ben's Guide to the Symbols

http://bensguide.gpo.gov/k-2/index.html

White House for Kids

http://www.whitehouse.gov/holiday/index.html

Statue of Liberty Photo Tour

http://www.nyctourist.com/liberty1.htm

Statue of Liberty Paper Model to Print

http://papertoys.com/statue.htm

Statue of Liberty, US Flag, Bald Eagle, Liberty Bell

http://www.electricteacher.com/webquest/resources.htm

Bald Eagle Craft

http://www.first-school.ws/activities/crafts/animals/birds/bald_eagle_1_p.htm

Photos of Washington DC monuments

http://www.kestan.com/travel/dc/monument/index.htm

Check on my Presidents page for related information about the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial.

This Uncle Sam locker decoration is a kit purchased from Oriental Trading Company.

The children cut out this shape to make the Washington Monument seen on the right. The long sides are folded and taped, but the top is just folded.

The Statue of Liberty crown consists of  5 triangles on the headband that are folded slightly forward. We ran out of time to make a torch so they just held a strip of yellow crepe paper.

This eagle is a lunch bag stuffed with torn newspaper strips. I gathered it together and wound masking tape around it--the part that is not covered (it's in the child's hand) is supposed to be the tail feathers. They colored and glued on 2 wings and a head.

At the end of the unit I taped a symbol to each student's back and the other children gave them clues to help figure out the symbol they were wearing.